19th century social classes. what were they? :S?

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19th century social classes. what were they? :S?

Answer 1

In Great Britain, and other parts of Europe, it was different than it was the US, older country, older ways.

The US didn't have aristocracy/royalty.

The Parliament of the United Kingdom still contains a vestige of the European class structure undone in France by the Revolution.

The House of Commons historically until the late 19th, early 20th centuries represented the Landed classes.

It was also in 19th century Britain that the term Fourth Estate was used to describe the press. Thomas Carlyle equated the Queen to France's First Estate of clergy, the House of Lords to France's Second Estate of hereditary aristocracy, and the House of Commons to France's Third Estate of rich bourgeoisie.

But he then pointed out that the editors of newspapers in Britain's booming Industrial Revolution (similar to the pamphleteers before and during the French Revolution) held powerful sway over public opinion, making them equally important players in the political arena.

Of course, you still had the "standard" classes like today.

Upper-upper class. "Old money."

Lower-upper class. "New money."

Upper-middle class. Professionals with an education, doctors, lawyers, bankers, etc.

Lower-middle class. Lower-paid white collar workers, but not manual laborers.

Upper-lower class. Blue-collar workers and manual labourers.

Lower-lower class. The homeless and permanently unemployed, the "huddled masses yearning to be free..."